As I sit here at the keyboard I can see that the outside temperature is just hitting 40 degrees C that's 104 degrees F for those not using the metric system.

There is a cell of very hot air moving across Australia at the moment, it helped the Aussies win the first cricket test against NZ because they had these conditions in Perth a few days ago.

It's now in South Australia and will start impacting the Eastern states of Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland in a couple of days.

The forecast is predicting 4 days over 40 degrees for us with the hottest day predicted to reach 44 degrees C, 111.2 F.

My air conditioner is doing its job and the house is sitting at 24 degrees, 75.2 F.

Most Australians keep a close watch out for any sign of smoke on days like this.

Bushfires are a risk even for those who live in the cities as you may be aware.

There have already been some significant fires this year with New South Wales and Queensland copping the brunt of them.

This, of course, brings out the arguments about what causes this and who's fault it is.

Pointless really.

The discussions should be about how we manage these things, not finger-pointing and name-calling.

Australia has always had heat-waves.

Australia has always had bushfires.

We are getting a lot better at putting them out with a minimal loss of property and life in some states but not all.

The real problem is the vastness of Australia and the sparseness of the population.

I remember in 1975 flying over a bushfire in Western Australia in the Kimberly region.

The fire front was over 200km wide, 125 miles, and clearly visible from 48,000 km high, 30,000 feet.

There were no firefighters working on that one.

They were waiting for it to come out of the ranges where they could do something about it.

We didn't have water bombers then.

The only solution was to backburn a big fire break to either stop the fire front or slow it down.

That's how life is.

Somethings you can do something about and some you can't.

The trick is identifying which ones are which.

Mostly it doesn't matter who is to blame, if anyone, for the situation you find yourself in.

What you need to do is find the best solution for you at this moment.

That solution may change as the situation changes but you cannot move forward without doing something.

Dead fish go with the flow and float downstream.

Live fish go wherever they want.

Regards,

Brent

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